| Catalytic Burners and
Combustors PCI
has several very small to medium sized combustion products in development. Our methane
burner technology was developed under a NSF program with promising results including
flameless catalytic combustion of natural gas with CO<2 ppm, CH4<2 ppm and
NOx<0.3 ppm. We are developing JP-8 catalytic combustion capability as a
DARPA PalmPower
subcontractor and have demonstrated stable combustion with very high power density. |
13 kWt in a 3 in3
package |
| Independently,
we have demonstrated catalytic butane combustion with power densities of approximately 20
kWt per cubic inch. Potential applications include heat sources for
Stirling engines, Thermoelectric, Thermophotovoltaic (TPV) and Thermoionic generators. Additional
applications include liquid fueled microturbines, low NOx cook-top burners, industrial
process burners and portable heaters. |
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Click on the link below to learn more about our combustor development.
Mesoscale Power
Generation by a Catalytic Combustor using Electrosprayed Liquid Hydrocarbons
Additional information about a microturbine application can be obtained from the
following published paper:
"A Compact Catalytic Combustor System For Small Turbogenerators",
ASME, EC-Vol. 5, Proceedings of the International Joint Power Generation Conference, Book
No. G01072-1997
Additional information can be obtained from the following published paper:
"Complete and partial catalytic oxidation of methane over substrates with
enhanced transport properties", Catalysis Today 83 (2003) 183-197
Contact PCI to discuss how our catalytic solutions may be
applied to your system.
